The eta/DYNAFORM-DFE module, Die Face
Engineering, has been developed to generate Die Face (Addendum and Binder) to
support early stage die design. With DFE module, the user can import the part
model and complete the whole process design quickly.
The functions provided in the
eta/DYNAFORM-DFE module are shown in Figure 6.1.

Figure 6.1 DFE
Menu
Features
of the DFE module include the following highlights.
- Generate middle
surface and separate top/bottom surfaces
- Flange
Unfolding
- Edit and
split surface
- Tool mesh and
mesh check/repair
- Automatic and
interactive fillet sharp edge.
- Automatic
filling of holes, boundary fill and outer boundary smooth
- Automatic and
interactive generation of Side-Step
- Automatic and
interactive filling of gap of Double Attach
- Automatic and
interactive generation of Symmetry/Double Attach
- Automatic
tipping and adjusting of drawing direction
- Automatic and
interactive generation and modification of a binder
- Automatic and
interactive generation and modification of outer and inner addendum
- Morphing part
or die geometries
- Morphing surfaces
and elements
- Create
geometry bead
- Create
Diamond and Rib
- Full
parameterization
A detailed description of each function
and its corresponding submenu is given in the following sections.